Became the Escort Knight of the Villain in the Romance Novel

4 – Irene Uris(4)

Mana is the will of the world.

Everyone has mana, and it was the law of the world that humans could not even breathe without mana.

Whether it was sword or magic, the level was divided according to the ability to handle it, and the honors enjoyed were also different depending on the level.

For example, in the sword, realizing mana is the user, handling mana is the expert, and the state of coloring the world with mana is the master.

When I realized that their expressions were unusual as they looked at the pure white aura of the sword, I stuck out my tongue at the elation I felt in my body.

The power to do anything,

It was very surprising that a person could produce such a giant force, and that the power was mine.

What should I do to overcome this situation?

Sir Chris was just staring at me silently.

Did I think I would be able to deal with them at my level?

He was just looking at the assassins with his eyes wide open, as if he was looking for a memorization that was about to come.

In that case, I must only cut them down with my own power.

I didn’t feel much guilt about cutting people.

I’m sure I cut one person earlier, and the one I cut is now falling to the ground and slowly getting colder.

“Whoa…”

As I breathed in, I felt something shake in my chest.

It was probably the mana wrapped around this sword.

Every time I inhaled, the sensations in my body were happening.

Hearing, sight, and smell. He was running rampant to cut those assassins down with a single sword.

Seureung-

The confrontation was long. What they are aiming for, of course, is Irene Uris, who will be behind me.

The good news is that she didn’t run amok in panic, as if these assassination attempts were frequent.

I’m just standing behind me and silently watching this situation.

Maybe you don’t need me in this situation.

She was the next shield, and she must have had some strength needed for a shield to protect the emperor.

However, her escort was me now.

Cleansing the longsword in one hand, the momentum of the white flame that has risen on the sword is raised once more.

Hurry, the assassins’ eyes turned to surprise at the higher purity of mana than before. As time passed, they must have realized that it was they who suffered.

I couldn’t rush forward, but I couldn’t just sit by and watch them come in.

Fighting while protecting someone was such a difficult thing.

When I encountered the assassin, I thought it was foolish to ask for his identity.

Not only was it natural that they wouldn’t answer, but it was because I thought that useless chatter was wasting my time.

However, when I faced the assassin in person, those words came out of my mouth.

Really funny.

“Where are you from?”

“……”

Of course, what came back was a silence close to mockery.

As if they were asking if they would answer that, Lopena also looked at me pitifully.

However, there are times when such foolish behavior can be beneficial.

Just like now.

Seoguk-

“…Kuh!”

A very brief moment, as short as the blink of an eye. His sharpened senses grasped that the enemy’s momentum was disorganized.

Those who listened to my words must have relaxed for a moment, and it was clear that the strength of the fingers holding the sword had loosened.

I wonder if this is the sense that Evan Fried had. Judgment was not slow.

Because I knew all too well that in a situation like this, a moment’s judgment could decide the situation.

One step, two steps. Perhaps the gap between my sword and the assassin.

A lot of solid lines floated in the air. Like a spider’s web, let’s lightly swing the sword along the line that shows the number of attacks,

Seoguk-

“Keugh…!”

The body of the one who was holding the sword collapsed in an instant. The eyes of the assassins who were watching him were stained with bewilderment.

Because this is exactly what I was aiming for, and I was taken aback in just one moment. It can be said that the number I threw worked wonderfully.

Without retrieving the sword that had cut one person like that, he raised his elbow again and cut diagonally at the one approaching from the side.

Looking at the solid lines floating in the air, and on the other hand, looking at Irene who is dodging herself in the distance.

The body in which mana circulates was much lighter than I thought, and the body was practicing the action before my will.

One, two. The number of swords pointed at me.

Chest, flanks, thighs. With a single swing of the approaching sword, he slashed open the chests of those who had gaps.

For some reason, the sound of the sword slicing flesh felt unpleasant, so I frowned, but

I knew that I shouldn’t hesitate, so I didn’t hesitate to act.

If you want to cut it, it has already been cut, and if you want to block it, you have already blocked the blow.

I naturally felt that the hands of the assassins were getting nervous.

Then they began to disintegrate like a puppet whose thread had been cut.

As if they couldn’t bear to match my skills, the surviving assassin muttered, blocking my sword as if it was a disaster.

“Expert!”

Chaeeng-

As the last of his sword flew through the air, the assassin looked at the flying sword with a blank face.

Is the level quite low? No matter how talented they may be, they are the ones who will be overpowered by my first hand holding a sword today.

It was probably because of that that Sir Chris was still.

Since it’s an experience, I remembered what I heard earlier in Irene’s room. Is this the kind of experience that can be accumulated over a few months?

My eyes narrowed at the sudden surge of irritation.

Even the smell of the fishy taste added to the annoyance as if the wound in his mouth had re-opened during the fight.

Sug,

When the sword was put to the assassin’s neck, his blood flowed out. But even so, the assassin’s expression looked aloof.

As if taking his impending death for granted, the assassin just stared straight into my eyes even as the sword was placed around his neck.

After looking at the assassin for a while, Sir Chris, who came next to him, looked at the assassin and opened his mouth.

Where did you come from? Who are you? The weight of the words was different from what I had first uttered.

The knife in his hand dug into the neck of the fallen man. It was close enough that a single stream of red blood flowed through the sword and even the movement of the throat narrowing could be seen.

After taking a moment to catch his breath, Sir Chris opened his mouth to the fallen assassin. Perhaps this is the last question.

“Where are you from, who are you?”

Threatening his life, it was a threat from someone who tightly gripped the opponent’s lifeline.

It didn’t matter if he said it or not.

As long as he had already targeted Sangvis bloodlines, it was already a predestined fact that the assassin’s words would be terrifying.

Even though the knife was at his throat, the assassin did not open his mouth.

Sir Chris laughed at the contemptuous gaze, as if telling him to kill him, and then swung his sword and decapitated the assassin.

I thought it would be torture, but when I was surprised by the surprisingly quick handling, Sir Chris opened his mouth.

“Torturing me when I’m not talking like this is one way, but sometimes it’s also a way to get rid of aftereffects by doing it quickly like this. We’ll have to investigate and find out where they came from.”

And that was Julis’ method. I laughed bitterly at what Sir Chris added.

The shield that protects the empire, and the prestige resulting from it, made it possible even to call it impossible.

It was probably a matter of seconds to find out where these assassins came from.

All that came into my field of vision was red, so I blinked my eyes once and looked away.

I wonder if Irene was hurt.

My neck would be in danger if she got hurt, so her condition was pretty critical now that she hadn’t found a way to get back yet.

However, as if there was no need to worry, as I approached, Irene wiped the blood off her clothes with her expressionless face.

Lo Penado, who gently wipes the blood off her face, and Sir Chris, who undresses her decapitated corpse.

Even though I killed people, I don’t feel any special emotions.

There was nothing normal about it, so I just blankly stared at the dark sky.

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If you go back to the duke’s mansion, you’ll probably be upset.

The thoughts I had in my mind until I returned to the mansion were instantly shattered the moment I arrived and saw the captain of the guard.

“There was an assassination attempt.”

“Who are you targeting?”

Isn’t it obvious? Me or Sir Chris, who is going to target Lopena?

I felt frustrated, but when I calmly explained the circumstances, the captain of the guard who listened to the explanation frowned for a moment, then nodded and replied.

“Okay.”

“…Yes?”

My eyes widened at the sight of him answering so calmly.

There was an assassination attempt on the eldest daughter of the duchy, but did she just answer that she knew?

What I thought was that I would at least release the knights to remove any potential threats, or that I would ask Irene’s well-being if that wasn’t the case.

Are you hurt or surprised?

Even though I was well aware that Irene was insensitive to such things, I burst out laughing when I didn’t even say a single cliché.

“Ha.”

Are you okay, are there any injuries? Was that one word so hard to hear?

It was only then that I could understand the feelings of the chief of the guard, who frowned at the part where there was an assassination attempt.

A look of pity on someone, to be so dissatisfied simply because you went through an assassination attempt.

Barely holding back the contortion of his face, he slightly lowered his head to avoid the guard captain’s gaze.

“Did something happen? You don’t look good.”

“…No. It’s just that I’m not feeling well.”

“Thinking about it, today must be the first time you killed a person. Must have suffered quite a bit Then work hard.”

His face with a good smile was like a model of a good face, but I hurriedly left because I felt like my face was filled with nausea.

Even though I only felt a fragment of that stained responsibility directed at one person, I felt a heavy pressure pressing down on my whole body.

“…Ha ha.”

By the time I finally got out of my seat for a while and reached the garden, I was able to let out the breath that had been blocking my stomach.

As I staggered in the midst of not being comfortable even though I let out my breath, I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my shoulder.

“Are you hurt?”

My face was crumpled by the blood coming out of my shoulder.

Blood, when that bright red color entered her eyes, her head hurt for some reason.

The feeling of cutting people down, the sight of flesh splitting and being cut into chunks by the sword was good to the eyes.

The thumping heartbeat sounded in my ears.

The feeling of having a heart next to her ear was unpleasant.

The wound must be treated.

When I managed to pull that thought out of the fragments of dizzy thoughts, before I knew it, my steps were heading towards the infirmary.

As I walked down the dark hallway, relying on a candle, I finally saw a door with a red cross on it.

Smart.

I knocked to see if anyone was there, but as if no one was there, only a quiet echo came through.

When I opened the door that made a squeaking noise and went in, I saw bandages piled up on one side.

Are you glad you know how to bandage? If it was like usual, I would have applied disinfectant or, at least, medicine.

My dizzy head was just filled with the thought of putting on a bandage.

Sug,

When I lowered my clothes, I could see the cracks.

I couldn’t see the bones, but the scars from the sword were quite deep, so it was surprising that he had been able to move his arms naturally all this time.

“…Ugh.”

The bandaged wound throbbed and moans leaked out.

If you circulate mana, you will be completely healed within a few days.

It was a slander that would have made a fuss in the past, but now it’s nothing.

As if he had suffered this kind of wound many times, his mind was naturally accepting it before he knew it.

I spit out the bandage I was biting on while wrapping up the wound, and lay down on the bed that was lying on the side.

Tick tock, tick tock.

In the silence where not even the sound of birds could be heard, only the sound of the second hand could be heard.

As I was concentrating on the strange white noise, I heard the sudden sound of footsteps in front of the door.

Hwaak-

A light that turns on at once. A magical light came on in the dark infirmary, and soon the door opened.

And at the face of the woman standing in front of the door, my eyes were colored with surprise.

“With no lights on, what are you doing here?”

“…Ah.”

A cold gaze reached me. As those blue eyes cut through the stillness and pierced her lungs at once, a soundless scream erupted from her mouth.

Soon after, Irene, wearing a purple negligee, appeared and I opened her mouth in a daze.

“Ha ha.”

As if she didn’t like the way I looked, she sighed lightly and stared at the bandage wrapped around my shoulder.

“As expected, you are hurt.”

Did he already know that I was hurt? My lips twitched at the rising question,

My mouth closed on its own at the unreasonable gaze at me.

“I don’t think he was hurt too badly.”

“…Thank you for your concern.”

“I asked because I had to change escorts if I was seriously injured, so I hope you don’t misunderstand.”

Is it like that? I was delighted at the thought of worrying for a while, but my mouth twisted at the thought that it was all my useless delusions.

For some reason, the fact that what was reflected in those blue eyes staring at me was not me, but my necessity.